ABSTRACT
The conclusion of this volume charts the outline of what Afolayan calls a postmetaphysical Nigerian philosophy that is both political and popular. This Nigerian philosophical tradition will be “political” in the sense that it must be politically connected to social policy, the context within which human capacities and freedom can be increased and strengthened. The chapter contends that Nigerian philosophy must find itself at the intersection of governmentality (as series of reflections on governing and the best ways to ensure achieve good governance) and plurality by engaging with power, governance and virulent ethnicity in Nigeria. A Nigerian tradition of philosophizing must also be popular in achieving an archaeological excavation of those ideas, doxastic paradigms, models and worldviews that underlie the popular interventions of Nigerians in their existence. In this sense, Nigerian philosophy needs to confront and engage popular culture, and especially Nollywood, in Nigeria.
